Accession No
2015.71
Description
A short, bronze key of the rotary type. The bit is at a 90 degree angle to the bow (or handle) with three prongs creating the bit shape.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
?Roman ?Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.71; MAA: MN0022; A0024
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal
Local Term
Measurements
42mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wickham. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the site see the Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group vol. 6 part 1, 1995 (see Bib). For other information including original finds list see the object file.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Charge, B. B. et al. (1995). 'Field Survey of Sites at Yen Hall West Wickham, Cambs'. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. vol. 6, part 1.
Event Date 1995
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A short, bronze key of the rotary type. The bit is at a 90 degree angle to the bow (or handle) with three prongs creating the bit shape.
Event Date 21/7/2015
Author: maa
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2023.12 | Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Event Date 21/6/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:268396
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